Efficacy of Low-Temperature Plasma-Assisted Unilateral/Bilateral Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome

09 September 2021: Clinical Research

Yi Qiao ^ABCDEFG , Jie Chen ^BCDFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930792

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930792

Table 1 Basic characteristics of all patients before surgery.

Variables	LTPABT, n=81	LTPAUT, n=75	Control, n=88	P value#
Age, y	9.00±3.08	9.65±3.23	8.61±3.11	0.109
Sex, Female (%)	38 (46.91)	35 (46.67)	43 (48.86)
OSAHS severity, n (%)				0.338
Mild to moderate	71 (87.65)	60 (80.00)	73 (82.95)
Severe	10 (12.34)	15 (20.00)	15 (17.05)
Surgical time	34.74±8.89^c	34.45±9.20^c	40.35±7.81,^a
Blood loss	7.60±3.70^c	7.70±4.14^c	29.82±5.89,^a
^a P ^b P ^c P ^# P value by comparison among 3 groups using ANOVA or chi-square test.